Bengaluru: Historian B Sheik Ali will receive the first Dr M M Kalaburagi Award, instituted by the Kannada Book Authority (KBA).
The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 75,000 and citation, for writers in humanities.
Announcing the awards, KBA chairperson Banjagere Jayaprakash said Prof. Sheik Ali served as Vice-Chancellor of the Mangalore and Goa universities and was responsible for the emergence of a number of History scholars.
A major share of his research work relates to the period of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Prof. Sheik Ali has around 40 major works to his credit, including eight in Urdu.
(Agencies)
